SA 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Social Conflict Theory, George Herbert Mead, Heredity

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150
• Professor: Amie Mc Lean

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E. g. a cup of coffee every morning o. Linked to coffee bean production and labour issues (child labour) The type of foods eaten also have symbolic meaning, social hierarchy. Self reflexive: being accountable for possible biases and influence on. Critical thinking: yekcoh ritual o your perspective: socialization o. Socialization: the social process whereby people undergo development by interacting with the people around them. Social experience through which we learn e. g. socialized through gender roles-- babies are wrapped in either a blue or pink blanket. People react to babies differently based on what the gender is (more gentle towards the baby in the pink blanket) -> this proves that people are immediately treated according to their perceived gender: sociologists look at the social explanation of behaviour but do not completely dismiss the biological factors, nature vs development . Or are we biologically preconditioned with our behaviours: feral children plays a key role o o o o movies.